Women's Soccer

RICHARDSON, Texas. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
fell, 1-0, to the University of Texas at Dallas in an NCAA South
Region semifinal match on Saturday evening in Richardson,
Texas.

The Comets (16-3-2) broke a 0-0 deadlock at the 80:30 mark when
Kristin Andrews headed in a cross from Stephanie Scarfone. With the
win, UT-D advances to tomorrow's regional final where they will
host Trinity University (Texas).

For the match, UT-D held a 12-6 edge in shots.

In the W&L goal, sophomore Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount
Vernon) turned back six shots. Katie Johnson made three saves for
the Comets.

With the loss, the 14th-ranked Generals wrap up their season
with a program-record 17 wins against two losses and three ties.
This season, W&L won its first-ever ODAC Championship and
appeared in its first NCAA Tournament.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee pushed its unbeaten streak
to 20-straight with a 2-0 win over Greensboro in the opening round
of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament at the Liberty
Hall Fields on Wednesday afternoon.

The Generals (17-1-3) took a 1-0 lead just 9:45 into the match as
junior forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac School)
took a feed from sophomore forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte,
N.C./Charlotte Country Day) and found the back of the net.

Neither team could manage much offense on the muddy pitch until
junior midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional)
headed in a flip throw-in by senior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High
Point, N.C./Central) at the 80:47 mark to provide the final
margin.

Sophomore goaltender Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon)
played a majority of the time in goal (87:50) for the Generals,
posting one save. Senior goaltender Adrienne Buttino (Gainesville,
Fla./Buchholz) notched four saves in goal for the Pride
(10-10).

With the win, W&L advances to the South Region Semifinal where
it will face tournament-host University of Texas-Dallas on Saturday
at 7:30 pm CST in Dallas, Texas. Should the Generals win, they
would play on Sunday at 5:00 pm CST.

SALEM, Va. -- The 14th-ranked Washington and Lee women's soccer
team claimed its first-ever ODAC Championship on Saturday afternoon
in Salem, Va. After playing 90 minutes of regulation and two
10-minute sudden-victory overtime periods with Lynchburg, the match
was decided on penalty kicks, where W&L held a 5-4 advantage.
With the victory, the Generals advance to the NCAA Division III
National Championships for the first time in school history.

In the first half of play, W&L (15-1-4) held advantages of
4-3 in shots, and 4-2 in corner kicks. The Hornets bounced back in
the second half, controlling the ball and outshooting the Generals,
9-2.

When neither team was able to put the ball in the net through the
two extra sessions, the match came down to penalty kicks. Both
teams converted on their first three opportunites. However, on the
Hornets' fourth attempt, W&L sophomore goaltender Emily Barker
(Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made a diving stop. Tied at 4-4 and
with one more try to win, freshman defender Heather Rogers
(Atlanta, Ga./Lovett School) converted, giving the Generals the
2002 ODAC Championship.

For the afternoon, Barker turned back six of the Hornets'
shots.

In the Lynchburg net, Erin Johnson made four saves. The three-time
defending ODAC champion Hornets are now 14-3-5 overall.

Four members of the Generals squad were named to the
All-Tournament team. Junior sweeper Meghan Hayde (Massapequa,
N.Y./St. Anthony), sophomores Barker and midfielder Romney Willson
(Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry), and freshman midfielder Gina Von
Sternberg (Houston, Texas/Episcopal) received honors for their
play.

W&L now waits for Sunday evening when it will learn who it
will be playing in the first round of the NCAA's.

SALEM, Va. -- The 14th-ranked Washington and Lee women's soccer
team earned a berth to the ODAC Championship match and established
a new school-record for victories with their 15th win in a 2-1 win
over Virginia Wesleyan on Friday afternoon in Salem, Va.

Virginia Wesleyan opened the scoring when Marybeth Shanks scored
off assists from Morgan Gunn and Julia Green. But, less than three
minutes later, the Generals evened the score when a Virginia
Wesleyan player headed senior Jenny Thomas' (High Point,
N.C./Central) flip-throw into her own net at the 74:53 mark.

Then, with just 3:21 remaining before the teams would head into
overtime, junior forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac) scored the game-winner off a pass from senior
defender Lindsey Duran (Colleyville, Texas/Fort Worth Day).

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
tied the 1997 squad's team-record for wins in a season as they
registered their 14th victory on Saturday, 2-0, against Bridgewater
in a first round ODAC Tournament match at the Liberty Hall
Fields.

Sophomore forward Molly Plummer (New Orleans, La./Sacred Heart)
headed in fellow class- and position-mate Maggie Hope's (Charlotte,
N.C./Charlotte Country Day) cross to break a 0-0 deadlock at the
49:32 mark. Senior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point,
N.C./Central) also registered an assist on the play. W&L
(14-1-3), which held a 22-4 edge in shots, scored its second goal
at 82:29 when freshman midfielder Gina Von Sternberg (Houston,
Texas/Episcopal) scored by striking a loose ball into the Eagles'
net after Thomas flip-threw it into the BC box.

In the W&L net, sophomore Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount
Vernon) made two saves for her fifth shutout of the season.
Bridgewater (9-7-2) senior Julianne Blevins (Pylesville, Md./North
Harford) made eleven saves for the Eagles in 85 minutes of action.
Michelle Urrutia (Chantilly, Va./Chantilly) relieved her for the
final five minutes, posting two saves.

The Generals will play in the ODAC Semifinals for the 14th
straight season on Friday when they play second-seeded Virginia
Wesleyan at Roanoke. The time of the match has not yet been
determined.

Sophomore Tara Haag (Bethesda, Md./Bullis School) played all 90
minutes in goal for the Golphers (0-14-2), making 14 saves.

The win ended Washington and Lee's regular season. The Generals
will be back in action on Sat., Nov. 2, in the ODAC Tournament.
W&L will host a first round tournament game against a
yet-to-be-determined opponent at a time to be announced.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point,
N.C./Central) scored with 45 seconds remaining in the second
overtime to lift the Washington and Lee women's soccer team to a
2-1 victory over Savannah College of Art & Design on Saturday
at the Liberty Hall Fields.

The Generals (12-1-3) opened up a 1-0 advantage 29:28 into the
match when freshman midfielder Gina Von Sternberg (Houston,
Texas/Episcopal) scored off an assist from fellow freshman
midfielder Kerry Giblin (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands).

Trailing 1-0 with less than five minutes to play, the Bees (7-7-1)
converted a W&L turnover into their lone goal at the 86:41 mark
when freshman midfielder Lindy Krakowiak's (East Amherst,
N.Y./Clarence Central) shot found the back of the Generals'
net.

The score remained knotted for the rest of regulation and into
the second overtime until sophomore forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte,
N.C./Charlotte Country Day) assisted on Thomas' game-winner.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team ran
its undefeated streak to 14 games and upped its record to 11-1-3
overall with a 2-0 win over Chowan this Sunday afternoon on the
Liberty Hall Fields.

BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
tied Bridgewater, 1-1, after 90 minutes of regulation and two
overtimes on Saturday in Bridgewater, Va.

Sophomore forward Molly Plummer (New Orleans, La./Sacred Heart)
staked the Generals (10-1-3, 8-1-2) to a 1-0 lead when she scored
off an assist from junior forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac) at the 26:59 mark.

Just 2:26 into the second half, the Eagles (7-4-3, 5-2-2) evened
the contest at 1-1 when Sandy Lagana scored off a pass from Jenna
Shoaf.

Despite outshooting Bridgewater, 15-2, and holding a 10-2
advantage in corners, W&L was unable to break the deadlock.

Plummer scored the first of her two goals at 34:11 when she
gathered the ball inside the Royals' 18-yard line and fired a shot
into the back of the net. The Generals (10-1-2, 8-1-1) then took a
2-0 lead at the 42:45 mark when Plummer dropped the ball back to
freshman midfielder Kerry Giblin (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern
Highlands), whose shot evaded EMU's junior goaltender Rochelle
Yoder (Normal, Ill./Normal).

EMU (9-3-2, 6-2-1) scored its lone goal less than five minutes
(49:44) into the second half off a shot by sophomore forward Audra
Baker (Lebanon, Ore./Western Mennonite). However, W&L answered
at 59:55 when Plummer scored off an assist from junior forward
Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac).

In the W&L net, sophomore Abigail Pfeffer (Essex,
Conn./Portsmouth Abbey School) logged 90 minutes, making two saves
for the victory. For the Royals, Yoder had three saves.

W&L's next match is this Saturday when it travels to
Bridgewater for a 2:00 pm contest.

The Maroons (10-2, 7-2) established a 2-0 first-half lead on
goals by sophomore midfielder Jill Hoffmeister (Norfolk,
Mass./Rivers) and freshman midfielder Taylor Howe (Winchester,
Mass./Winchester). However, W&L battled back to tie the game,
2-2, before the half when Plummer assisted on senior defender
Lindsey Duran's (Colleyville, Texas/Ft. Worth Country Day) goal at
37:29.

Roanoke struck again just 1:56 into the second half when
Hoffmeister converted a W&L turnover into her second goal of
the afternoon for a 3-2 advantage. The Generals again rallied from
behind to tie the match at 3-3 when junior forward Fontaine Marcoux
(Washington, D.C./Potomac) corralled a loose ball in front of the
RC goal and fired a shot into the back of the net at 79:32.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac) settled a loose ball off a corner kick and shot it
into the Randolph-Macon net 1:30 into the second overtime to lift
the Washington and Lee women's soccer team to a 3-2 victory on
Wednesday afternoon at the Liberty Hall Fields.

After the Generals (8-1-2, 6-1-1 ODAC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead
in the 37th minute on a goal by freshman midfielder Kerry Giblin
(Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands), the Yellow Jackets responded
with goals by freshman midfielder Kara Shapiro (Columbia, Md./Wilde
Lake) at 52:14 and junior midfielder Leanna Van Osten (Winchester,
Va./Sherando) at 64:46 for a 2-1 lead.

Despite allowing more than one goal for the first time all
season, W&L bounced back to tie the game when sophomore forward
Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) scored off a
Giblin pass at the 68:40 mark to tie the game at 2-2.

Though W&L outshot Randolph-Macon by a 25-8 margin, the game
remained deadlocked for the rest of the second half and through the
first overtime until Marcoux's game-winner.

Sophomore goalie Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) logged
all 101:30 in the W&L goal, upping her record to 6-0-2 for the
season. Randolph-Macon (4-7, 3-5 ODAC) sophomore goalie Leslie John
(Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) made six stops for the Yellow
Jackets.

W&L takes the pitch again this Saturday at 11:00 am when it
hosts Roanoke College for a showdown between the second and fifth
place teams in the ODAC.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac) tallied two goals and an assist as the Washington and
Lee women's soccer team defeated Guilford, 8-1, in an ODAC match on
Saturday on the Liberty Hall Fields pitch. With the assist, Marcoux
surpassed Karin Treese ('99) as W&L's all-time leader in
assists with 24.

Led by sophomore forward Maggie Hope's (Charlotte,
N.C./Charlotte Country Day) two goals, the Generals (7-1-2, 5-1-1)
jumped out to a 6-0 halftime lead.

The Quakers (6-5-1, 3-3) cut the W&L advantage to 6-1 just 29
seconds into the second half when sophomore midfielder Kimberly
Mullen (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) intercepted a pass in the
W&L half and slammed a shot into the back of the net. W&L
bounced back as Marcoux and freshman defender Heather Rogers
(Atlanta, Ga./Lovett School) scored goals to provide the final 8-1
margin.

Von Sternberg staked the Generals (5-1-2) to a 1-0 halftime lead
when her shot, off a pass from sophomore forward Maggie Hope
(Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day), found the back of the
Battling Bishops' net at 41:38.

The score remained 1-0 into the 83rd minute when North Carolina
Wesleyan's (6-3) Camil Velazquez scored to even the contest at 1-1.
Less than two minutes later, Hope again fed Von Sternberg whose
goal made it 2-1, Generals.

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Five members of the Washington and Lee women's
soccer team scored goals as the Generals upped their record to
4-1-2 (3-1-1 ODAC) by defeating ODAC-rival Randolph-Macon Woman's
College, 5-0, Tuesday at Lynchburg, Va.

Sophomore goalies Abigail Pfeffer (Essex, Conn./Portsmouth Abbey
School) and Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) each saw 45
minutes of action in the W&L net, combining to make one save to
record the team's third straight shutout.

W&L (3-1-2) junior forward Susannah Hewlett
(Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) gave the Generals a 1-0 lead
before the half when she scored at the 42:58 mark.

After the break, W&L made the score 2-0 when a Greensboro
(2-3) player headed the ball into her own goal at 69:45. The goal
was credited to sophomore forward Molly Plummer (New Orleans,
La./Sacred Heart). Freshman midfielder Gina Von Sternberg (Houston,
Texas/Episcopal) provided the final 3-0 margin at 76:02 when she
scored off a feed from junior midfielder Heather Coleman
(Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional).

Leading the way for W&L (2-1-2, 2-1-1 ODAC) was junior
forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) and senior
midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central) who each
registered six points for the afternoon on two goals and two
assists. In sum, eight different Generals scored goals.

The Hornets (3-2-2, 0-0-1) opened the scoring as junior Kat
Stuart scored off an assist from senior Nicole Wisniewski at the
28:19 mark of the first half.

The Generals (1-1-2, 1-1-1) responded at the 53:08 mark of the
second half as sophomore midfielder Alison Irvin (Lexington,
Ky./Lexington Catholic) kicked in a loose ball in front of the net
to knot the game at 1-1. From there, both teams would play the rest
of regulation and two overtime periods scoreless for the tie.

Sophomore Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) played all 110
minutes in goal, making nine saves. LC sophomore Erin Johnson also
went the distance in goal, posting four saves. The Hornets outshot
the Generals by an 18-9 count and held an 8-2 advantage on corner
kicks.

Washington and Lee will return to action on Saturday as it hosts
Hollins for a 1:00 pm contest.

W&L (1-1-1) opened the scoring when senior midfielder Jenny
Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central) took a centering pass from
freshman midfielder Kerry Giblin (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern
Highlands) and found the back of the net at 40:23.

However, the Lady Captains (3-1-1) answered in the second half
when freshman midfielder Ashleigh Dota (Woodbridge, Va./Hylton)
made a long run into the Generals' territory and beat Barker for
the goal.

The last scoring threat came when Rusnak was dropped in the
Generals' box, setting up the penalty kick.

Barker made six saves in goal for the Generals, while CNU
freshman netminder Erin Pollack (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) made
three saves.

The Generals return to the field on Wednesday when they travel
to Lynchburg for a 4:00 pm match.

AMHERST, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
evened its record at 1-1 overall and in the ODAC by defeating Sweet
Briar, 9-0, in ODAC women's soccer action on Monday afternoon in
Amherst, Va.

Sophomore defender Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) opened
the scoring for the Generals as she took a flip throw-in from
senior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central) and found
the back of the net in the third minute.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Virginia Wesleyan felled Washington and Lee,
1-0, in ODAC women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon in
Norfolk, Va. With the loss, W&L drops to 0-1 on the season,
while the Marlins improve to 3-0.

Virginia Wesleyan scored the lone goal at 31:18 of the first half
when Merrie Tobler set up Megan Parris for the game winner. The
Marlins, which avenged their overtime loss to the Generals last
year on the Liberty Hall Fields, outshot W&L, 17-6.